December 1st marked the 64th anniversary of West Papua’s original Independence Day in 1961. The Morning Star was raised in ...

Below is the full version of the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2025 ...

Indonesia is again bombing Kiwirok, the site of a huge massacre in 2021 that killed over 300 West Papuan civilians. While President Prabowo talks about promoting peace in the Middle East, his military ...

History for West Papua was made at the United Nations General Assembly in September as a record breaking seven Pacific Island nations raised the plight and struggle of the West Papuan people. This ...

The last of seven Papuan activists have been released from a detention center in Indonesian Borneo after serving a sentence on charges of treason for protesting against racism and calling for a ...

A massive wave of forced displacement is happening in West Papua, as Indonesia ramps up its military operations ahead of Christmas. The division of West Papua into five new provinces under former ...

As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) on West Papua. After testimonies from West Papuans on the ground and legal and ...

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Following the success of the West Papuan People’s Petition being delivered to the United Nations, this month, the world was once again rocked by the Rockin’ for West Papua Global Peace Concerts! In a ...

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Indonesia has launched a number of devastating airstrikes on a handful of villages in Ilaga, Puncak Regency. These attacks follow last week’s brutal bombing attacks in Puncak, which killed one Papuan ...

Indonesia is in chaos, as massive protests have erupted over corruption, economic hardship, and police brutality. I call on all my people to get ready for another escalation back home. West Papua is ...